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42,950 Vertical Feet in 5 Days on Washington’s 5 Volcanoes

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Washington state, nestled at the tip of the Pacific Northwest, is home to five active volcanoes. Mount Baker and Glacier Peak hold court in the Northern half of the state. Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams form a triangle of volcanoes in the South. Four out of the five peaks stand at over 10,000ft. While many people aim […]

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Katy McClintic | July 12, 2021
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Trip Report: 11,749′ Mt. Timpanogos, UT

11,749′ Mt. Timpanogos, UT is the most beautiful place I’ve been in the Rocky Mountains. Yesterday, September 16th, 2020, I hiked to the top of Mt. Timpanogos from the Aspen Grove trailhead near Sundance Ski Area. The bottom is lush and inviting. The top is moonlike and intimidating. Mt. Timpanogos, UT Details: Summit:  11,749′ Car:  6,900′ Vertical From Car:  4,849′ […]

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Miles Clark | September 18, 2020
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Climbers Attempt To Summit Mount Everest In Winter For First Time in 27 Years

A group of climbers is attempting to summit Mount Everest during the winter for the first time since 1997.

A team of five climbers from Spain and Germany are currently embarking on a feat that has not been accomplished since 1997; summitting Mount Everest during the winter. The traditional season when athletes flock to Nepal to attempt the journey is in April or May when the cold and wind subside but the summer monsoons have not yet started. What’s […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | February 7, 2020
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Brain Post: Mountain Climbing Kills Brain Cells

SnowBrains | July 10, 2018
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Exum Mountain Guides in Jackson Hole, WY Pay Hefty Fine to Government Over Guide Death

An investigation following the death of an Exum Mountain Guides staff member this summer leads to two citations and a hefty fine of $7,350 for the Wyoming based company. On July 23rd, 2016 Gary Falk fell to his death during the down climb of a guided trip on the Grand Teton. Park rangers believe that during a rappel procedure the knot […]

Dylan Cautela | February 23, 2017
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Three Frozen Bodies Found at 18,000′ in Ecuador Thought to be 1994 French Teama

Climbing Chimborazo.

Three bodies frozen bodies were found on 20-565-foot Chimborazo in Ecuador by mountain guides this past Saturday. Chimborazo is Ecuador’s highest mountain and is very popular among mountaineers. Officials in Ecuador suspect that these bodies are from a team of 7 French and 3 Ecuadorian climbers who disappeared on the volcano in 1994 after being struck by a large avalanche. The bodies were found still […]

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SnowBrains | August 27, 2015
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One Dead, One Injured on Colorado’s Famous Maroon Bells

Two climbers who have been missing since Wednesday on the 14,000-foot Maroon Bells in Colorado were found on Friday. One man was injured and the other was deceased. Both men are from the Vail area in Colorado. Pitkin Country Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Rescue Aspen found David Richardson, 32, at 11:15am on Friday in the Bell Chord area on the east face of the mountain. David was injured with at least one broken bone. The other climber, Jarod Weagherall, 37, was found dead in the Rock Glacier area of North Maroon Peak at 12:45pm on Friday. “The area in which they were found is an area where other people […]

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SnowBrains | October 11, 2014
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Richard Branson’s Son Airlifted from Summit of Matterhorn

Wild man gazilionaire Richard Branson has a 29-year-old son. That son had terrible altitude sickness while ascending the 14,692′ Matterhorn in Switzerland on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014. He was weak, throwing up, dry heaving, and exhausted. His lead guide told him he had to descend multiple times on the ascent, but he wouldn’t listen. He continued up to the summit while “retching uncontrollably” as Richard […]

SnowBrains | September 5, 2014
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